Nepal-+Adriana+Moncada

**Nepal** **Adriana Moncada**

**//Introduction://**

Nepal is located in South Asia, in between India and China. Nepal was declared a federal democratic republic after a nation-wide election in April 2008. Nepal is also a very poor country, with one third of the population below the poverty line. Many of the residents experience a daily challenge to survive, as their is struggle to work and also struggle because the people have to deal with dangerous diseases brought by contamination in the water or the air. This country also experiences rapid population growth which causes even more poverty and even ecological issues.

**//Population://** 29,890,686 This tells us that Nepal is a big country with many people.

**//Birth Rate : //** 21.85 births/1,000 population This mean Nepal is populating quickly. About 20% percent of the population has kids.

**//Death Rate: //** 6.75 deaths/1,000 population This a big amount of deaths, but not very many for the size and population of the country.

**//Net migration rate: //** 2.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">This migration rate is very low since the families of this country have a hard time fighting for survival in the hard daily life.

**//<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Infant mortality rate: total //** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">43.13 deaths/1,000 live births <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">male: 43.15 deaths/1,000 live births <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">female: 43.1 deaths/1,000 live births

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">This mortality rate shows us the majority of the population is old. The infant mortality rate is very high because kids have to work hard and are exposed to many diseases.

**//<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Population Growth Rate: //** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1.768% (2012 est.) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">This is a very high growth rate for this country. The rapid rate in population is a problem that Nepal is facing since it brings more poverty.

//**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Life Expectancy **// <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Total population: 66.51 years <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">male: 65.26 years <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">female: 67.82 years

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">This life expectancy is relatively low for this country, but the country´s hard life is what contributes to this life expectancy.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">The doubling time for Nepal is 6.447 years. This country has a tendency to grow fast, causing this quick double in population. The doubling time was gotten by dividing the growth rate into 70.
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**//<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;">What stage of the Demographic Transition Model is this country in and is it a MEDC (More Economically Developed Country) or a LEDC (Less EDC)? //**

<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;">Nepal is currently in Stage 2 in Demographic Transition Model, because it has a high birth rate and a declining death rate. <span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;"> This country is currently an LEDC as it is facing economic challegenes. One third of the population is currently below the poverty line.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Poverty is something that greatly affects this country. Some people in Nepal live with $1 a day. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Many of this country´s children around the ages of 4 to 14 must work a minimum of 60 hours a week, often in the worst conditions, but all members of the family must work.
 * //<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Population Issues //**

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Water contamination is very common so there is a high degree of risk of catching a bad disease. Some of the most common disease include, <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Other diseases such as Japanese encephalitis, malaria, and dengue fever are also common within the population.



<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Nepal is the home of Mount Everest, the highest mountain on earth.
 * //<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Interesting fact: //**




 * //<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">References //**

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/np.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepal

http://www.ehow.com/about_5098914_effects-population-growth-nepal.html

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